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BOTANICAL NAME. C HLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM cv. PRONUNCIATION. klor - OH - fie - tum koe - MOE - sum. COMMON NAME. Spider Plant Airplane Plant. FAMILY. Liliaceae. Life Cycle. Annual House plant. Growth Habit. Spreading Groundcover H 10-12” X W 12-18”. ARRANGEMENT.
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BOTANICAL NAME CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM cv.
PRONUNCIATION • klor - OH - fie - tum koe - MOE - sum
COMMON NAME • Spider Plant • Airplane Plant
FAMILY • Liliaceae
Life Cycle • Annual • House plant
Growth Habit • Spreading • Groundcover • H 10-12” X W 12-18”
ARRANGEMENT • Basal and then alternate
LEAF • Linear • Length 9” • Width 1/2”
MARGIN • Entire
VEINS • Parallel • It’s a MONOCOT
COMPOSITION • Simple
FLOWER • White
GROWTH • Medium
USE • House plant
DESCRIPTION • The leaf is dark green above, lighter green below • The flower is white • Reproduces by plantlets
DESCRIPTION • On C. comosum the veins can be seen on the bottom side of the leaf • cv. ‘Variegatum’
CULTURAL PRACTICES • 50 degrees F. • Propagate by division • Needs semi-shade
ZONES • Tropical
NATIVE OF: • Africa